Meanwhile CEO: Bitcoin Drives Innovation, New Opportunities in Life Insurance Market

Zac Townsend, co-founder and CEO of Meanwhile, discusses how Bitcoin is transforming life insurance with fully crypto-denominated policies and new product opportunities.

Karve Chief Underwriting Officer Ken Svean discusses his book, “The Ultimate Guide to D&O Underwriting,” which offers key insights and tools for navigating the evolving directors and officers insurance market.

Mark McGhiey, senior associate vice president of risk management & client services for Nationwide Insurance, says as billion-dollar storms become more frequent, a survey reveals that many businesses are nevertheless opting to reduce coverage in favor of short-term cost savings.

Patrick Foy, senior director of commercial insurance strategic planning, TransUnion discusses how new data reveals dramatic shifts in where and how Americans are relocating, with implications for everything from risk assessment in fast-growing Texas markets to Gen Z-targeted outreach, auto underwriting, and beneficiary tracking.

Steven Crewdson, managing director, insurance business intelligence, J.D. Power, says insurers are failing to tailor service for high-value customers, with cross-channel interactions and clear policy understanding the top satisfaction drivers of 2025.

InnSure Executive Director Charlie Sidoti discusses how NOAA’s decision to archive its billion-dollar climate disaster database could impact insurance affordability and resilience, urging insurers to share data and aid vulnerable communities.

Understanding what is in the environment is how risk managers can approach highly probable, impactful, and often overlooked cyberrisks, said Reid Sawyer, head U.S. cyber risk consulting for Marsh.

AM Best Senior Industry Research Analyst Christopher Graham discusses a new Best's Market Segment Report that finds new cyber supplementing highlights pricing difference by policy type.

NCCI’s Donna Glenn and Christine Pike discuss how their podcast brings concise updates on medical inflation, workforce dynamics and economic indicators to an industry seeking accessible, data-backed insights.

AM Best Associate Director David Blades discusses a new Best’s Market Segment Report that finds social inflation, declining reserve redundancies and rising claims severity continue to vex the MPL segment.